Box Office Report: July 6-8

A movie that was released, appropriately enough, right in time for the Fourth of July fireworks, caused some of its own at the box office, taking in more than $70 million for its opening weekend. Counting up its worldwide grosses, the movie has already surpassed $260 million, allowing director Michael Bay to more easily forget the box office failure of his last film, “The Island.”

The only other major new release, “License to Wed” managed to snag the fourth place position, but was torn apart by critics and will likely have a short stay on the charts.

1. “Transformers”
(Weekend domestic gross - $70.5 million)
(Worldwide gross - $262.5 million)
(Budget - $150 million)
2. “Ratatouille”
(Weekend domestic gross - $29.0 million)
(Worldwide gross - $119.4 million)
(Budget - N/A)
3. “Live Free or Die Hard”
(Weekend domestic gross - $17.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $122.1 million)
(Budget - $110 million)
4. “License to Wed”
(Weekend domestic gross - $10.4 million)
(Worldwide gross - $19.3 million)
(Budget - N/A)
5. “Evan Almighty”
(Weekend domestic gross - $8.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $83.9 million)
(Budget - $175 million)
6. “1408”
(Weekend domestic gross - $7.1 million)
(Worldwide gross - $54.8 million)
(Budget - $25 million)
7. “Knocked Up”
(Weekend domestic gross - $5.2 million)
(Worldwide gross - $136.1 million)
(Budget - $30 million)
8. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.3 million)
(Worldwide gross - $206.9 million)
(Budget - $130 million)
9. “Sicko”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.6 million)
(Worldwide gross - $11.9 million)
(Budget - $9 million)
10. “Ocean’s Thirteen”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.5 million)
(Worldwide gross - $250.3 million)
(Budget - N/A)

2007 Year-To-Date
1. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
(Worldwide gross - $911.1 million)
(Budget - $300 million)
2. “Spider-Man 3”
(Worldwide gross - $884.4 million)
(Budget - $258 million)
3. “Shrek the Third”
(Worldwide gross - $642.5 million)
(Budget - $160 million)
4. “300”
(Worldwide gross - $454.2 million)
(Budget - $65 million)
5. “Transformers”
(Worldwide gross - $262.5 million)
(Budget - $150 million)
6. “Wild Hogs”
(Worldwide gross - $250.7 million)
(Budget - N/A)
7. “Ocean’s Thirteen”
(Worldwide gross - $250.3 million)
(Budget - N/A)
8. “Ghost Rider”
(Worldwide gross - $228.5 million)
(Budget - $110 million)
9. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
(Worldwide gross - $206.9 million)
(Budget - $130 million)
10. “Mr. Bean’s Holiday”
(Worldwide gross - $184.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)